Valve control



Jan. 3, 1928. 5 1,654,550

. c J. MUEND VALVE CONTROL Filed Feb. 26, 1927 Indenior: Clear-(e8JMuenq f] iflF/ECOKM flziorney.

Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES I 1,654,550. PATENT OFFICE.

enema J. IUEND, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB, BY KEEN] A8-SIGNHENTS, TO HAJOCA CORPORATION, A. CORPORATION 01' DELAWARE.

VALVE CONTROL.

Application filed February 28, 1987. Serial No. 171,004.

6 The invention is especially applicable to vit-.

reous china handle and escutcheon, where- 'b all metallic parts. I

Referrin to the drawings which lllustrate mere y by way of example asuitable or referred embodiment of my invention i 1 is a longitudinalsection on line 1,

1 of ig..2. F Fig. 2 is'a crosssection on line 2, 2 of Fig. 3 is aperspective view of three of the cooperating elements" disassociated.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

valve spindle and the cooperating threaded spindle sleeve .10 are ofusual construction. The escutcheon 11, preferably of vitreous china, isof hollow formation, and provided with the central opening 12 at itsouter side, witha countersunk recess 13 surrounding openin 12. The andle14, also preferably of vitreous china, is provided with a central recess15, into which is secured, by any suitable means, the element 16. This eement 16, preferabl of metal, is provided with a central bore 1; withlongitudinall extending grooves 17', 35 and a peripheral ange 18. at itsouter end.

This'element 16 extends outwardly a considerable distance beyond thebodyof the handle 14.

A sleeve element 19 is rovided with an exterior flange 20 and aninterior flange 21, at one end and an interior thread 22 extending fromthe other end, for engagin an enlar ed threaded portion 23 of the g and24. The outer end of the spindle 10 is provided with longitudinal ribs25 for. cooperating with the grooves 17 of element 16, to permitindependent longitudinal, movement between the two, butvto preventindependent rotative movement.

-The outer flange 20' of element 19 has flattened sides as at 26, Fig.2, and the countersunk recess 13 is correspondently shapedto fit theflange 20 as shown, so as to prevent independent rotative movementbetween the escutch'eon 11 and sleeve 19. The

these elements are associated'to conceal The housing 7, valveseat 8,valve 9 and pansion, and also because it is liable to hefaces that maybe more or less irregular.

fit'between flange 20 and recess 13 is a reasonably loose fit to allowplay between the elements for the purpose to be described. g

The assembly operation:-

The element 16 is inserted into and partly through element 19, so thatthe flange 18 of element 16 may engage the interior flange 21 of element19. The outer end 16' of element 16 is then inserted in recess 15 ofhandle 14 and secured'therein by an suitable means. The sleeve element19 is then inserted into the opening 12 of escutcheon 11, with theflange 20'fitting loosely in the countersunk ortion 13, at the same:time that the spin le 10 is inserted in the bore 17 of element 16.-,Thesleeve element 19 is then threaded onto the threaded ortion 23 of gland24. The sleeve is turn bytuming the escutcheon 11, until the inner ed eor margin of the 'escutchedn'is drawn snug against the surface, such as27 with which it is to engage. The loose fit between thesleeve 19 andescutcheon llipermits a slight tilting of the escutcheon, relatively tothe valve casing, to enable the inner margin of the escutcheon toconform to the plane of the surface 27.-

As the flange 20, engaging the'cooperating shoulder 20 of theescutcheon, draws the escutcheon into place, the interior flan e 21 llengaging the flange 18 of element 16, raws the handle into closeproximity to the outer face of the escutcheon as shown in Fig. 1.

By this arrangement I obviate the necessity of permanently securing anymetal-clementlp'ermanently to the inner side of the escutc eon. Suchmetal element is objectionable'because it has a tendency to crack 7 thechina escutcheon; due to unequal excome disengaged from the escutcheon.By

the present arrangement the assembly is much more easlly made, is lessexpensive and the escutcheon is adapted to conform to sur- What I claimis 1. In a device of the character described, the combmation of a valvecasin a valve spindle, a spindle actuating han 1e, means associated withthe handle for securing a .fixed rotative relationship, and permittingindependent longitudinal movement between thehandle and s indle, anescutcheon having an openin t erethrough, a sleeve projecting throng theopening, in threaded reassociated with lationshipwith the valve casingand having a flange engaging the escutcheon and an other flange inoperative relationship with the handle.

2. In a device of the character described, the combinatio of a valvevcasin ,a valve spindle, a spind e actuating han le, means the handlefor securing afixed rotative relationship, and permitting independentlongitudinal movement between the handle and s in'dle, an escutcheonhaving an opening t erethrough, and a countersunk recess surroundinglthe opening, a sleeve projecting throug the open- .ing, in threadedrelationship wlth the valve casing and having a flange seated in saidrecess and another flan e in operative relationship'with the hen le.- a

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a valvecasing, a valve spindle, a. spindle actuating handle having a a sleeveprojecting through threaded onto the gland and having a flanged spindleengaging element secured thereto, an escutcheon having an openingtherethrough, a sleeve (projecting throng the opening, in threadrelationship with the valve casing and havingl a flange engaging theescutcheon and anot er flan e engaging the flanged spindle engaging eement.

4. In a deviceof the character described, I

the combination of a valve casing, a valve spindle and a gland, a'spindle actuatin' handle, means associated with the hand e for securinga figied rotative relationship, and permitting inde endent longitudinalmovement between the handle and spindle, an escutcheon having an openingtherethrough,

t e opening and flange for engagement with the escutcheon and a flangein operative relationship with the handle. 4

v CHARLES J. MUEND.

